Toy



W. C. HADLEY.

Toy'.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1920.

w. c. HADLEY, TOY. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1920 W. C. HADLEY.

TOY. APPLICATION FILI-:D AIIG.20. 1920.

Patnted Oct. 10, 1922.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

WWII/5885s A TTORNEYS raieniea eci.. ic, reza WALTER C. RADLEY, OF NEWYORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO CENTRAL TALKING MACHINE snor, INC., or NEWYORK, n. Y.,

A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TOY.

Application led August 20, 1920. Serial No. 404,964.

To @ZZ whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, WALTER C. HADLnY` a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, countyand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inToys.

The present invention relates to toys, and it has for its object theproduction of a toy designed to be supported on and actuatecl by thekeys of an automatic or player piano. As is well known to those familiarwith the art, the keys of an automatic or player piano are actuated fromtheir rear end by the instrumentalities operating the hammers, whichcauses the forward end of the keys to move up and down as a piece ofmusic is played, and one'of the objects of the present invention is toutilize this up and down movement of the forward end of the keys tooperate the movable parts of a toy resting on the forward end of thekeys.

The invention therefore consists of a toy having a movable part actuatedby a piano key.

The invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 showsone form thereof in front elevation.

Fig. 2 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1,looking towards the left.

Fig. 3 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 shows a vertical sectional view of a modified form of the deviceas shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 shows a front elevation of a portion of the device embodying themodified construction shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 shows a plan view of a portion of the blank employed inmanufacturing the modified form of device shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Fig. 7 shows a front` elevation-of another form of the device with aportion fbroken away at one end to show the construction thereunder.

Fig. 8 shows a sectional viewtaken on the line 8-8 in Fig. 7. r

Fig. 9 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 10 shows a vertical sectional view taken onthe line 10-10 of Fig.7.

Fig. 1'1 shows a horizontal sectional view aken Qn, the 1in@ 11e-11 ofrig. 7,

Fig. 12 shows in front elevation and partial sectional view, anothermodified form of the device.

Fig.` 13 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 13%13 of Fig.12.

Fig. 14 shows a horizonal sectional view taken on the -line 14-14 ofFig. 12.

Fig. 15 shows a vertical sectional view taken on the line 15-15 of Fig.12.

Fig. 16 is an underside view of a portion of the device shown inFig. 12.

Similar reference characters will .be employed throughout thespecifications and drawings to designate corresponding parts.

The device as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 comprises a body portion 1which, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is of triangular shapein verticalcross-section and is formed of any suitable material, such as cardboard.The base 2 of the triangle is relatively narrow and preferably of awidth corresponding to the projection of the forward ends of the whitekeys 3 beyond the black keys 4. The device may be of indefinite lengthto cover a plurality. of adjacent keys, and preferably will be providedwith a filler block 5 upon its interior, made of wood or other suitablematerial, whereby to add weight and to strengthen the construction.

Upon one face of the body portion 1, as shown in Fig. 1, there will bedepicted a line v of heads 6, extending from the upper jaw 7 upward, thejaw or mouth opening, being located at the base 8 of the front face ofthe body portion 1. As shown in Fig. 1, these grotesque heads orportions of heads are substantially the width of a white key, and arearranged in a row to represent a group of minstrels or singers. Thelower jaw 9 of each head is formed upon the front face of a strip 10.This strip is doubled upon itself as shown at 11 and extends backwardand is doubled upon itself as shown at 12, thence extends forward asshown at 13 and is doubled upon itselfas shown at 14 and has a portion15 which extends beneath and is secured to the under surface of the base2 of the body portion (see Figs. 2 and 3). A strip 16 attached to theupper surface of the lower jaw strip, has its free end projecting asshown in Fig. 2 and will be preferably of a red color to indicate thetongue of the figure. The strip 10 will be suitably decorated torepresent the lower jaw and teeth of the figure and in the form shown inFig. 1, to represent the collar and necktie as shown at 17. The lowerj'aw strip 10 when the device is in position upon the white keys, willproject downward behind the board 18, which extends along and in frontof the forward end of the white keys.

In this form, the device is positioned upon the forward end of the whitekeys so that the strip 10 of each `figure will "be exactly over a whitekey, so that as the white keys ris'efand fall the strip 10 will,partakev of the movement thereof and cause the impression that thefigures are opening and closing their mouths.

In Figs. 4C, 5 and 6, the device is modified so that the body .portion 1and the strips 21 are formed `from acontinuous strip for convenience ininanutacturing,` upon which a strip ot' paper 43 lis .secured havingrepresented thereon t-he heads and ythe lower jaws of the figures.Inthis Y"form a suitable blank is provided which will be iorined aboutthe base 5 with one end 19 lapped beneath `the base 5 Eto a slightextent, andthe forward edge of the blank will be slotted as shown at 20to produce the flaps'or strips 21. The blank will be doubled rearwardlyas shown at v22 and secured to the under-su'race-oif the block 5 andthence the strips 21 will be doubledand extended forwardly as shown at23 and will also be bent as shown at 2li torining the downwardlyprojecting strips 25. In this forni the upper surfaces oi the torwardlyextending strips 23 -will be colored red vto represent the tongues'andwill not be provided with the separate tongues as shown in Figs. 2 and3. Otherwise then as described, the form shown in Figs. a, 5 and G willabe likerthat shown yin Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

,In `this forni also :the representation of the heads is the width oitthe white keysy olf the piano. y

Fig. 4 represents a verticalseetional View taken on the dotted line 4t4in Fig. 5.

lFigs. 7, 8. 9, 1() and 11 illustrate a vtorni olf the device in whichthe body portion ,pi-ef erably has a vertical iront vface 26, aninclined rear face 27, anda `base 28. Like the other forms it is ofindefinite length, and intended to rest upon and cover a plurality ofthe white keys ot a piano. In this form there is secured to the vertical"tace 26 a vertically disposed panel 29 upon which may appear therepresentations oi." the heads oi animals, as shown at 30, andthe panel29 is of a size so that it will `project downwardly below the rbase asshown at 30 and be positioned behind the board 18 of the piano,

Covering the'forward ends of the keys; The

panel'29 willbe provided with openings B1 representing 'the mouths ofthe heads rand it will also be provided with openings 32 representingthe eyes of the heads. In this form each figure is of. a width tocoverthe ends ont three4 keys, the tongue being opcrated by one key and eacheye being operated by the next adjacent keys upon either side oi the keywhich operates the tongue.

Upon the under-surface of the base 28 secured a folded strip which restsupon one oi' the white keys and which carries a 4tongue strip 34,'preferably red in color, which projects slightly through the opening 3l.'Upon'y the front tace 26 is secured a guide strip 35, which is providedwith vertical. guides 36, in which are arranged slides 127 arranged tohave an. independent vertical movement and upon which'lwill .beindicated eyelballs The slides 37 at their lower ends rest upon thewhite 'keys immediately adjacent to and on opposite sides of the keyupon which the tongue strip rests, and with the ykeys `normally up theeye-balls are visible, but when either of the keysis depressed theslides 37 fall bygravity and bring a. blank part oi' the slide oppositethe eye-openings.

1In this `form oi the. device, the device hav-V ing been properlypositioned Aand the piano being at rest, all theiigures will have theappearance like that second v'trointhe lett-hand end, in Fig. 7, themouth being closedand the eyes being open; i. e., the eye-balls will beexposed through 'the eyebpenings and the closed inouth willshow theforward end ot the piano keys. The keysbeing moved it the center key bedepressed, the tongue strip and tongue will fall by gravity with thekey, thus producingthe elfect of an open ymouth with the red tongueshowing through. It may be that at any `given time the tongue only willbe depressed, or possibly one key at the right or 'lett oit the tonguekey may be depressed simultaneouslywith the Ytongue key, in which easeone ci' the eye-ball slides will move, and it is possible that "allthree keys will be depressed simultaneously, .in which case botheye-'ball slides as well as the tongue strip will be depressed. In anyevent, asv the keys move up 'and down the tongues and eye-balls will bemoved, giving the impression of the animals opening and closling theirinbuths and winking their eyes. K

It will `of course be understood that instead oi" animals,humanheadsmaybe shown on the panel 29.

In the 'form shown in Figs. 12 'to 16 the apparatus `is substantiallythesame as that shown in Figs. 7 to '11 but in this formrthe grotesqueheads will hc provided with a forwardly extending bea-k 39 with aforwardly extending flap 40 representing the lower jaw or beak `whichrests upon one of the white keys, and as the white keyA is depressed thelower beak or jaw moves downwardly sc th'at the grotesque heads willsimulate the open* ing and closing of their jaws. In this form also theeye-ball slides resting upon adjacent keys move up and down, giving theimpression of winking their eyes. In this form the body portion 41 maybe rectangular in crosssection as shown in Figs. 13 and 14 and also asshown in Fig. 16 the forward portion 40 of the beaks may be considerablywider than that portion 42 which rests upon the for-- ward end of thewhite keys.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. A toy comprising abody portion, adapted to rest upon the forward end of a white key of apiano, and provided upon its under-surface with a flap adapted to restupon and be moved by the movement of a white key ofthe piano.

2. A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face a plurality ofheads, mouth openings therein, a tongue Hap substantially the width of apiano key secured to the `body portion beneath each head, eye openingsin the body portion and movable slides carrying eye-balls, arranged tobe engaged and operated by the piano keys upon opposite sides ofthetongue iiaps'.

3. A toy comprising a body portion, a panel carried thereby showing aplurality of heads, eye-openings therethrough, vertically movable slidescarrying eye-balls located at the back of the panel, and projectingbelow the body portion arranged to be engaged at their lower ends and tobe moved vertically. v

4. A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face therepresentation of a head with the upper jaw coincident with the base ofthe body portion, a movable iiap carried by the base having representedthereon the lower jaw of the igure, a strip attached at one end to theupper surface of the said iiap with its outer end free and projecting toindicate the tongue of the figure, said flap adapted to rest upon thewhite key of a piano and to be actuated thereby.

5. A toy comprisingr a body portion carrying upon one face therepresentation of a head, the upper jaw coincident with the base of thebody portion, a flap secured at oneend to the lower surface of the baseand having its lower end projecting downward over the front edge of awhite key of a pianoshowing thereon the lower jaw of the figure, a stripattached to the upper surface of the Hap representing the tongue of thefigure, the said flap being rebent to permit it being moved by themovement of the piano key.

6. A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face a plurality ofheads, a plurality of flaps secured to the base representing the lowerjaws of the figures, said Hap` having strip members secured theretorepresenting the tongues of the igures, each of said flaps beingindependent of each other and each adapted to be actuated by a key of apiano to impart a vertical movement to the strip.

7 A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face a plurality ofheads, a plurality of independent flaps secured to the base representingthe lower jaws of said igures, said iaps each having a strip securedthereto representing the tongue of the figure, each flap being rebentupon itself to permit a vertical movement of the flap and adapted torest upon and be moved by the movement of a white key of the piano.

8. A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face a plurality ofheads, mouth openings therein, a tongue flap substantially the width ofa piano key secured to the body portion beneath each head, said flapbeing rebent to permit a vertical movement of the flap, eye-openings inthe body portion, and movable slides carrying eye-balls, said movableslides and said movable flap arranged to be engaged and operated by thekeys of a piano.

9. A toy comprising a body portion carrying upon one face a plurality ofheads, each head provided with a forwardly-extending beak, aforwardly-extending flap representing the lower jaw of the figure,substantially the width of a piano key, secured to the body portionbeneath each head, said flap being rebent to permit a vertical movementof the iap, eye openings in the body portion, and movable slidescarrying eyeballs, said movlable slides and said movable iiaps arrangedto be engaged and operated by the keys of a piano.

WALTER C'. HADLEY.

